Posts Tagged: Arab League
Arab League Officially Considering Arming Syrian Opposition
Arab League diplomats have confirmed to Reuters that arming Syrian opposition groups is now officially being discussed as an option. With government tanks and artillery continuing...
Amateur Hour at the U.N.
Last week, Russia and China obstructed the Obama administration's Syria policy by vetoing an anti-Assad Security Council resolution backed by the Arab League,...
Syria Crackdown Continues as UN Refuses to Call For an Emergency Session
The UN General Assembly is huffing and puffing about Syria today, while crimes against humanity perpetrated against Syria's civilian population continue unabated. The spectacle exposes...
How Syria’s Ruling Apparatus Became Its Albatross
It was strongly suggested by close top officials in the Syrian government that I spoke with more than a decade ago that when Syria's...
Obama’s Syrian Failure
The Arab League's decision to suspend Syria is a serious blow to President Bashar al-Assad's highly unpopular regime, and has led many to believe that...
The Victims of UN hatred of Israel
Adapted from an address to the Durban Conference in NY. I want to thank the organizers of this conference, The Perils of Global ...
Iran and Israel’s Southern Front
Israelis following the escalation of rocket launches against southern Israel this past week probably noticed all the reports that the Palestinian organization...
The Palestinians: Once Again Missing an Opportunity?
Abba Eban, Israel's late and legendary statesman, famously said nearly 40 years ago that "the Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity." He was...
Is It Too Late for Assad
One month after the uprisings began in Syria, I wrote that President Basher al-Assad had a choice: "Continue to convey an image of an inept...
Arab Spring – an Illusion
We are currently witnessing contradictory and confused responses by the Obama administration to the upheavals sweeping the Arab world. They highlight the failure of previous...
